Tag: Muslim

Netizens Lash Out At Woman Who Suggested The Lower Income Should Not Give Birth To Too Many Children

A lady by the name of Syazwani decided to post her rant on Facebook regarding family planning in Malaysia. In her rant, she even backed it up with a couple of research articles as she wanted to spread an intellectual advice to others.

She said, “You know your husband’s income is RM800-RM1000, then don’t give birth to so many children until 5-6 kids la. Until you trouble yourself, until you don’t even have money for food and drinks. Then, you blame the government.” “In these times, if your pay is below RM1000, it is only enough to sustain one child. No need to make a whole team of children. Be smart in planning (on having) children.”

To ensure that people truly understand her message, she even broke down the cost of living with only RM1000 as income. House: RM400 Transportation: RM200 (perhaps only a motorbike) Water and Electricity Bills: RM200 Total so far: RM800 Remaining: Only RM200 Syazwani, who is a Economics degree holder, goes on to explain this is why many people only eat rice and budu without other side dishes. “It is burdensome for a person with RM1000 salary to share food with 7 other people.”

The Universiti Sains Malaysia graduate even included what the possible negative outcome of this life quality could bring. 1. More robbery or stealing cases because it is difficult to find proper income. 2. Children grow up in unhealthy conditions due to lack of nutrition as their diet is not according to the food pyramid. 3. Too many (negative) social cases because there isn’t enough time to too many children.

To further validate her message, she added steps to solving this problem. 1. Government should implement a ONE child to ONE family law. 2. Control your lust or consume birth control pills 3. If you want many children then find a better paying job before doing so, so that later it is easier to bring them up. 4. Do two jobs. 5. Wife has to work too. The young graduate also mentioned some typical methods used in family planning such as Intrauterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD), condoms, birth control or contraceptive pills, etc.

Although there were some who agreed to her post, shockingly, most netizens disagreed with her, even to the point of calling her ideas stupid and backwards. A lot more others started to spread hate towards her. “What a stupid woman. Did she put her brains in her butt or what?” “Talk without using your brains!” One very angry man even condemned her intelligence, while many others criticised her for saying such statements because she is not married. “You memang don’t have brains. Your parents sent you to study so that you’ll be intelligent in both religion and knowledge in this world. But you put your intelligence beneath your feet, bodoh.” Not sure about you but her statement makes a lot of sense to me.

Source: www.worldofbuzz.com

November 16, 2016
Normal Americans Show Solidarity With Muslim Neighbours In Face Of Donald Trump

Today in front of our mosque, the Islamic Center of San Diego, we saw these two men, one with his son and the other with his daughter, holding up signs in support of the Muslim community.

My girls were very touched by this and we decided to pick something up for them and go back to thank them in person. We opted for a gift for the kids and drove back to the mosque to give it to them. I asked if they were with a faith based group or were there representing an organization and they said, “No, we’re just a couple of friends who want to make sure everyone in our city feels welcomed.”

While we spoke with them, other people came up to them with cookies, gatorade and other refreshments they had purchased from the mosque store. The feeling of brotherhood and sisterhood on that street corner was tangible.

Despite what we might see on the news, there is still much goodness in our world–I am very hopeful. I pray such feelings of unity spread throughout our nation and across our world.

Source: Marwa Abdalla

November 16, 2016
Myanmar Army Fires On Rohingya Villages In Rakhine Region

State media say two soldiers and six attackers died in clashes after an ambush on troops, which led to air support being called in.

There are reports of villages burning in the northern region of Rakhine.

Photos released by Human Rights Watch seem to show charred villages, with the group reporting 430 burnt buildings.

The satellite photos were taken between 22 October and 10 November, following reports of fighting and civilians fleeing last month.

Rohingya activists say the government is trying systematically to drive the Muslim minority from their villages.

Attacking the Rohingya is a popular move for the military, the BBC’s Jonah Fisher reports from Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon.

They are disliked by many, if not most, Burmese who consider them illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, our correspondent says.

Media barred

The latest outbreak in fighting was triggered by an attack on three police checkpoints just over a month ago.

The Burmese government is not allowing independent journalists into Rakhine, so it is impossible to verify claims about the scale of the fighting.

According to the latest official statement on Saturday, troops were ambushed and then clashed several times with armed men, presumably Rohingya Muslims, equipped with guns, knives and spears.

At one point, when faced by about 500 men, the soldiers called in air support and two helicopter gunships fired on the Rohingya village.

Casualty figures vary widely, our correspondent says.

Brad Adams, the Asia director for Human Rights Watch, said the new photos showed “widespread destruction” that was “greater than we first thought”.

“Burmese authorities should promptly establish a UN-assisted investigation as a first step toward ensuring justice and security for the victims,” he said.

The government – led by Aung San Suu Kyi – talks of “clearance operations” as part of the search for the attackers.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

November 16, 2016
Ibu Tunggual Berjuang Tanggung 4 Anak Dan Ibu Tua

Setiap hari, ibu tunggal Azizah Mohamed Noor bangun pada 5.00 pagi untuk bersiap sedia di flat dua biliknya di Lengkok Bahru untuk ke kerja.

Flat dua bilik itu juga dikongsi beliau bersama empat orang anaknya dan ibunya yang berkerusi roda.

Pada 5.30 pagi beliau keluar untuk memulakan tugas pertamanya sebagai seorang pekerja pembersihan separuh masa bagi pusat kegiatan warga tua NTUC Silver Ace.

Dua jam kemudian, beliau pulang ke rumah untuk menyiapkan sarapan bagi kesemua di rumah, termasuk anak bongsu beliau, Siti Nur Jannah, 6 tahun, yang memerlukan perhatian istimewa – Jannah mengalami gangguan masalah tumpuan dan hiperaktif (ADHD) dan kelengahan pertuturan.

Beliau bersama ibunya, Cik Fatimah. (Gambar: Sonia Yeo)

Ibu beliau Fatimah yang berusia 72 tahun pula menghidapi kencing manis, tekanan darah tinggi dan paras kolesterol yang tinggi, dan memerlukan suntikan insulin dua kali sehari, yang dilakukan Azizah sendiri – satu pada waktu pagi dan satu lagi pada sebelah malam.

Pekerjaan kedua beliau, seorang penghantar bagi khidmat online Lazada, memerlukan beliau ke pelbagai tempat di Bukit Merah.

Walaupun berasa penat, Azizah berkata beliau akan terus berusaha, dan selalu menyelesaikan tugas-tugasnya sebelum 3.00 petang, supaya dapat memberinya masa yang cukup untuk pulang ke rumah dan menantikan anaknya pulang dari sekolah dengan menaiki bas sekolah.

Kemudian, beliau akan terus menyiapkan hidangan bagi makan malam.

Mungkin apa yang digambarkan ini nampak payah, tetapi Azizah berkata beliau sudah mengalami masa-masa yang lebih susah dulu.

Pada tahun 2010, beliau menganggur dan susah mendapatkan rezeki bagi anak-anak dan ibu beliau selepas bercerai dengan bekas suami.

“Saya tidak ada wang, satu sen pun tiada,” katanya, menyifatkan pengalaman itu sebagai “tidak boleh dilupakan”.

“Saya tidak tahu bagaimana untuk mendapatkan bantuan kewangan. Satu hari, ibu saya menyertai NTUC Silver Ace sebagai seorang anggota dan dari sana, saya mengenali penyelianya, yang bertanyakan jika saya mahu bekerja di sana.”

DETIK PERUBAHAN BAGI AZIZAH

Di sanalah Azizah mendapat saranan mengenai cara-cara untuk merancangkan bantuan kewangan.

Selepas itu, anak beliau, Muhammad Nurazizul, 22 tahun, memberitahunya mengenai Khidmat Sosial Beyond, yang merubah hidupnya.

Selepas menyertai Khidmat Sosial Beyond – sebuah pertubuhan yang bekerjasama dengan belia kekurangan – sebagai seorang sukarelawan, beliau menyertai kumpulan pembuat kuih-muih, yang menjual barangan mereka semasa musim perayaan.

Sekarang beliau mendapat pendapatan tambahan sekitar S$800 hingga S$900 bagi setiap projek membuat kuih atau kek yang diambilnya.

“Saya rasa gembira kerana saya dapat membuat ramai kawan daripada jawatankuasa itu – sekitar 30 orang. Tambahan lagi, saya dapat pendapatan tambahan,” kata beliau.

PELIBATAN DALAM PERSEMBAHAN KOMEDI SECARA LANGSUNG

Azizah adalah salah seorang daripada mereka yang dapat manfaat daripada inisiatif amal Khidmat Sosial Beyond – sebuah persembahan komedi berseorangan secara langsung, Living Together. No Holds Barred.

Persembahan semalam saja akan diadakan pada 16 November ini, bertujuan untuk berkongsikan kisah keadaan miskin di Singapura.

Derma-derma daripada persembahan itu akan disalurkan kepada Khidmat Sosial Beyond dan para penerimanya – sebagai contoh kumpulan pembuat kuih-muih Azizah, yang akan menerima lebih banyak dana untuk membeli bahan-bahan membuat kuih atau kek.

Living Together. No Holds Barred akan menampilkan komedi mengenai landskap perumahan Singapura yang berbilang kaum dan nasional, dan akan menerjun ke dalam isu-isu yang menjejas rakyat Singapura dengan sekitaran paling dekat di hati mereka – rumah mereka.

Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

November 16, 2016
Man Chased Own Family Out Of Car, Broke Traffic Rules And Behaved Aggressively Towards Wife During Family Dispute

At around 11.30pm on 12th November, hubby Azlan and I heard shoutings from our bedroom. This Malay driver in his 30s (car plate number: SGN4611D) parked his car along the Pioneer Road North junction, at the bus stop outside City Harvest Church (Blk 949) and was yelling at 2 ladies in hijab who were with 3 kids (2 of them were around 3 to 6 years and an infant) who were standing by the roadside. Judging by how they were just standing there unsure of what to do and that the car front passenger’s door was open, I had already suspected that they were passengers in the car and was chased out by the driver. The driver then went back into the car and honked non-stop to nothing. After awhile, without closing the front passenger’s door, he reversed at least twice (going against the flow of traffic) to follow the ladies and kids who were walking away. He then drove up the kerb and targeted towards them. One of the older kids was already right in front of the headlights. He then drove off towards PIE and we thought the whole incident was over.

My hubby didn’t stop looking out the window and was telling me that the ladies and kids were asking around for help. They approached two Indian teenagers (who also witnessed the incident) and requested their help to call a cab. The younger lady, who claimed the driver was her kids’ father (possibly her husband) wanted to bring them all to her parent’s home nearby. As the 2 Indian teenagers were assisting her, my husband spotted the car returned. We were still at home then. According to the 2 Indian teenagers, the driver scolded them and asked to mind their own business as it’s his family issues. Judging by his temper, the 2 Indian teenagers probably did not want to get into a fight with the husband and decided to go to the nearest coffeeshop to call an older Chinese guy for help.

Hubby and I decided to go down and see what was going on. When we were downstairs, we purposely walked past the family to keep an eye on them. I saw the wife pinned against the wall at a corner and crying while the husband was talking to her with his hands up against the wall and blocking her. We moved a little further from them as the husband was glancing at us and since I’m pregnant, we did not want to get into unnecessary trouble. By then all the witnesses had gathered with us and a few had called the police. By the time the police arrived, the whole family had left. We didn’t know if any domestic violence was involved while we were not around to watch.

Officers said that for now, there seems to be NO imminent danger and if they do receive a call from the family, they will continue the investigation. The driver was recklessly driving; reversing with the doors open, driving against traffic, driving on pedestrian walkway, making a U-turn at non-designated U-turn spots, beating the red light and has a temper. Let’s just hope no innocent lives will be hurt by this reckless driver. And to the ladies and kids if they had followed the driver back home, stay safe. If you’re in trouble, seek help. There are people willing to help you out of your predicament.

Source: Nurfa Noor

November 16, 2016